[ON THIS DAY] 🐟🎶 On this day in 1945, Britten's Peter Grimes premiered at London's Sadler's Wells Theatre! A tragic opera about a fisherman who struggles against prejudice and loneliness in a small English coastal community. Watch "Oh Hang at opens door" sung by the Chorus of Opera North! 🐟🎶 https://t.ly/XiD1 | medici.tv

6.7K views · 100 reactions | Benjamin Britten interview, 1968 Get the Britten: Composer, Conductor, Pianist - The Historic BBC Films Format: DVD here: https://amzn.to/394ysEN Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HistoryofMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyofmusic2016/?hl=it | History of Music | Facebook

3.1K views · 1.7K reactions | Legendary Musicians - In a 1968 CBC interview, Britten explains that he composes for real people and occasions rather than in isolation, believes artistic greatness arises from hard work and struggle, and offers engaging comments on the Beatles. #hashtags: #BenjaminBritten #ComposerLife #MusicHistory #CBCInterview #Beatles #ArtAndStruggle #CreativeProcess | History of Music | Facebook

16K views · 274 reactions | Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears Recital - Riverside Studios 1964 First transmitted in 1964, this is an informal concert of traditional English songs given to an audience of friends at the Riverside Studios, London, by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. | Legendary Musicians | Facebook